Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author (not pictured) said she mostly stuck to "old-school" parenting techniques as a new mother.Oscar Wong/Getty Images I ...

I always envisioned myself being a tough-but-loving "old school" parent. But now that I'm older — and wiser — I can look back and see how my parenting has evolved over the years. As I learned more ...

The author (not pictured) said she mostly stuck to "old-school" parenting techniques as a new mother.Oscar Wong/Getty Images I always envisioned myself being a tough-but-loving "old school" parent.